Accessory for automobiles



G. D. ORR.

ACCESSORY FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6, 1921.

1 3,730. Patented July 25, 1922.

GEORGE D. 0BR, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

ACCESSORY FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed February 16, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn D. ORR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Accessory for Automobiles (that will indicate the direction the driver wishes to s Fig. 1, is side elevation showing my device applied to an automobile.

Fig. 2, is a plan view of the signals and their operating mechanism.

Fig. 3, is a side view of the same.

Fig. 1, is a detail view of the front signal.

Fig. 5, is a similar view of a modification.

Detailed description.

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Figs. 1 and 12 are back pointer respec tively and front pointer on center, top, cover, of automobile.

Fig. 2. 112, are back and front pointers, joined together by the wires 5, 6, 7, 8, connecting the back and front parts, which turn together.

Fig. 3. 1, is pointer fastened to collar 2 set on shelf 9, at center of back top cover, of automobile. Wires 5, 6 Fig. 2, enter under automobile top cover,lying close up to top until they join wires 7, 8, which then are joined at 1&, 14 to front part. The crossed wires 5, 8, and 6, 7, cause the pointers 1 and 12 to turn at the same time, to right or left by pressing the thumb and finger on 1 1, 14, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 while the driver by a glance at 13 can see, or feel, in the dark, by the way 13 points how the pointer 12 is directed, and the back pointer 1 is controlled from 14, 1 1, at same instant.

10 is the top flange, 11 bottom flange, 12 front indicator, 13 wire bent to front and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1222.

Serial No. 445,554. 2

Fig. 4. 13 is a wire bent to shape two loops and a pointer also upright, on which fit 1n order, 11 lower flange, 15 vehicle cover,

. lOtop flange, 12 front indicator; 13 is then bent as shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 5 the device is shown applied to a radiator cap 16; 17 being the pointer while wires 5 and 6 lead back to small holes under windshield, where they are bent to keep from slipping.

l/Vhile I have shown and describedthe preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangements of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention. what i claim is.

An automobile indicator comprising front GEORGE D. 0BR. 

